2 Kings 6:16
“And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”
The war between Syria and Israel became personal when the King of Syria sent a band of men to kill Elisha. Elisha was advising the King of Israel where the Syrians were and where he should put his troops. The king of Syria couldn’t figure out which of his men were spying for Israel and ordered an investigation into the matter. The investigation revealed that Elisha, the man of God, was the one who was telling Israel Syria’s movements. It was then that the Syrians were ordered to go and assassinate Elisha.
When the servant of Elisha woke up the next morning, he saw their complex surrounded by an army of Syrians. Fear struck his heart as all he could see was impending death. Elisha tried to encourage his servant when notified about these troops by saying, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” Elisha then prayed and asked God to open his eyes, and to his servant’s amazement “…he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.”
What this servant saw in a time of hardship is very similar to what many people see in their trials. This servant was looking at the circumstances instead of looking at the God Who controls the circumstances. There is no doubt that through eyes of flesh the circumstances were dire, but through the eyes of faith the victory had already been won. The perception of the circumstances was determined by what eyes the servant looked through. When he looked through the eyes of faith he realized he would not be hurt.
You have a choice when adverse circumstance come your way to either look through the eyes of flesh or look through the eyes of faith. When looking through the eyes of faith you will always see that God has given you more than what you could imagine. When you look through the eyes of faith you will see that your battles are already won. God is not going to leave you to fight your battles alone. He has promised to be with you, but you will never see His presence until you look through the eyes of faith.
However, when you look through the eyes of flesh, you will be discouraged. The only reason you feel defeated when facing adverse circumstances is because you have not opened your eyes of faith to see what God is doing for you. When you are discouraged, you are looking through the eyes of flesh. When you are complaining, you are looking through the eyes of flesh. When you feel hopeless, you are looking through the eyes of flesh. These fleshly feelings are a result of looking through the eyes of flesh.
Friend, the answer to looking through the eyes of faith is to ask God to open your eyes so you can see what He sees. The eyes of faith will never see clearly until you get into the Word of God and have them strengthened. God’s Word is what makes the eyes of faith to see clearly. Romans 10:17 says, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Until you spend time strengthening your eyes of faith in the Word of God and asking God to open your eyes of faith, you will continue to see the circumstances in life. You can live a victorious Christian life if you will look through the eyes of faith. When looking through the eyes of faith, you will see there are more with you than there are with them.